Policies Of The Bush Administration
Policies of theBush Administration2001–2009
CONTENTSProtecting America/Global War On Terror . 1Military Transformation . 9Freedom Agenda .Veterans .Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction .Global Health Initiatives .Tax Relief .Trade .No Child Left Behind .Health Care .Medicare . . .Faith-Based and Community Initiatives .USA Freedom Corps .Energy and Climate Change .Conservation and the Environment .Stem Cell Research .Judicial Appointments .First Lady Laura Bush . . 611. 1215. 17192023. 252729. 31. 34. 36. 38. 39
President Bush Has Kept America SafePresident Bush Fundamentally Reshaped Our Strategy To Protect The American People"Because of . the efforts of many across all levels of government, we have not suffered another attack on our soil sinceSeptember the 11th, 2001."– President George W. Bush, 3/8/08Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush took the fight to the enemy to defeat the terrorists andprotect America. The President deployed all elements of national power to combat terrorism, which had previously beenconsidered primarily a "law enforcement" issue. He transformed our military and strengthened our national securityinstitutions to wage the War on Terror and secure our homeland. The President also made missile defense operational andadvanced counterproliferation efforts to help prevent our enemies from threatening us, and our allies, with weapons of massdestruction.Secured the Homeland Protected our Nation and prevented another attack on U.S. soil for more than seven years, modernized our nationalsecurity institutions and tools of war, and bolstered our homeland security. Under the President's watch, numerousterrorist attacks have been prevented in the United States. These include:o An attempt to bomb fuel tanks at JFK airport;o A plot to blow up airliners bound for the East Coast;o A plan to destroy the tallest skyscraper in Los Angeles;o A plot by six al Qaeda inspired individuals to kill soldiers at Fort Dix Army Base in New Jersey;o A plan to attack a Chicago-area shopping mall using grenades; ando A plot to attack the Sears Tower in Chicago.Arrested and convicted more than two dozen terrorists and their supporters in America since 9/11.Froze the financial assets in the United States of hundreds of individuals and entities linked to terrorism and proliferation.Doubled the Border Patrol to more than 18,000 agents, equipped the Border Patrol with better technology and newinfrastructure, and effectively ended the process of catch and release at the border. Increased border security andimmigration enforcement funding by more than 160 percent and constructed hundreds of miles of fencing and vehiclebarriers.Instituted a process to screen every commercial air passenger in the country, launched credentialing initiatives to betteridentify passengers, and expanded the Federal Air Marshal Program. Replaced the multiple watchlists that were in placeprior to 9/11 with a single, consolidated watchlist, and incorporated biometrics in screening and identifying individualsentering our country. Created US-VISIT to screen foreign travelers and prevent terrorists from entering America.Required secure identification at our ports of entry to better monitor individuals entering the United States.Invested more than 38 billion in public health and medical systems, created a biothreat air monitoring system, anddeveloped a national strategy and international partnership on avian and pandemic flu.Waged the Global War on Terror Removed the Taliban from power and brought freedom to the 25 million people of Afghanistan.Freed 25 million Iraqis from the rule of Saddam Hussein, a dictator who murdered his own people, invaded his neighbors,and repeatedly defied United Nations resolutions.Captured or killed hundreds of al Qaeda leaders and operatives in more than two dozen countries with the help of partnernations. September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is in U.S. custody and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the formerleader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, was killed in 2006. Removed al Qaeda's safe-haven in Afghanistan and crippled al Qaeda inIraq, including defeating al Qaeda in its former stronghold of Anbar Province.White House Office of Communications1
Transformed Our Approach to Combating Terrorism After the 9/11 Attacks Increased the size of our ground forces and number of unmanned aerial vehicles and strengthened special operationsforces by increasing resources, manpower, and capabilities. Increased the Defense Department's base budget more than70 percent since 2001, including increased funding for military pay and benefits, research, and development. Startedmoving American forces from Cold War garrisons in Europe and Asia so they can deploy more quickly to any region of theworld. Modernized and transformed the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve.Forged a new, comprehensive cybersecurity policy to improve the security of Federal government and military computersystems and made protecting these systems a national priority.Improved cargo screening and security at U.S. ports and increased containerized cargo screening overseas.Established a more unified, collaborative intelligence community under the leadership of a Director of National Intelligenceto ensure information is shared among intelligence and law enforcement professionals so they have the information theyneed to protect the American people while respecting the legal rights of all U.S. persons, including freedoms, civil liberties,and privacy rights guaranteed by Federal law.Consolidated 22 agencies and 180,000 employees under a new agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to foster acomprehensive, coordinated approach to protecting our country.Advocated for and signed into law the USA PATRIOT Act, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, and amodernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.Shifted the FBI's focus from investigating terrorist attacks to preventing them. Created the National Security Branch at theFBI, which combines the FBI's counterterrorism, counterintelligence, intelligence, and weapons of mass destruction(WMD) elements under the leadership of a senior FBI official.Created the Terrorist Screening Center and the National Security Division at the Department of Justice.Invigorated International Alliances And Partnerships To Make America Safer And More Secure Partnered with nations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere on intelligence sharing andlaw enforcement coordination to break up terrorist networks and bring terrorists to justice.Transformed NATO to face 21st century threats, including strengthening the Alliance's capabilities against WMD andcyber attacks, while leading the international military effort in Afghanistan.Established the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and other multilateral coalitions to stop WMD proliferation andstrengthen our ability to locate and secure nuclear and radiological materials around the world. Dismantled and preventedthe reconstitution of the A.Q. Khan proliferation network, an extensive, international network that had spread sensitivenuclear technology and capability to Iran, Libya, and North Korea.Worked with European partners to limit Iran's ability to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles andfinance terrorism, and initiated targeted sanctions against Iran's Quds Force. Gathered support for and won passage ofthree Chapter VII United Nations Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions on Iran and require it to suspend itsuranium enrichment and other proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.Established the Six Party Talks framework in partnership with China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia. Obtained acommitment from North Korea to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs. Since November 2007,USG experts have supervised North Korea's activities to disable its plutonium production capability.Persuaded Libya to disclose and dismantle all aspects of its WMD and advanced missile programs, renounce terrorism,and accept responsibility for prior acts of terror. Normalized our relations with Libya as a result.Signed agreements for missile defense sites in the Czech Republic and Poland to help protect America and its allies fromthe threat of WMD delivered by ballistic missiles. Obtained NATO endorsement of plans to deploy missile defense assetsin Europe.White House Office of Communications2
Global War On TerrorPresident Bush Has Kept Our Nation Safe In The Seven Years Following 9/11Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush recognized the threat posed by terrorists and tookaction to protect Americans and defeat violent extremism. Because of the actions taken by President Bush, America issafer, more secure, and winning the War on Terror. Seven years later: 50 million people have been liberated, and two totalitarian regimes have been removed; The al Qaeda network has been weakened; We have not experienced another attack on American soil; Our military has been transformed to meet the challenges of the 21st century; We have expanded our intelligence capabilities to confront today's enemy; and We have created new and essential institutions needed to wage the War on Terror, including the Department ofHomeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.We Have Been On The Offense Against Our Enemies Since The 9/11 AttacksPresident Bush has kept us safe by weakening al Qaeda and its affiliates. Hundreds of al Qaeda leaders and operativeshave been captured or killed, including 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, who is currently awaiting trial by a MilitaryCommission. The United States also apprehended several leading figures in the al Qaeda East Africa network throughintelligence sharing and military action.Since 9/11, more than two dozen terrorists and supporters have been convicted in the United States of terrorismrelated crimes. Several key financiers and facilitators of terrorism have been isolated and captured, while more than 400individuals and entities have had their assets frozen and isolated from the U.S. financial system.President Bush took the fight to violent extremists in Iraq and Afghanistan and across the world so that we do nothave to fight them on American soil. The United States and its coalition partners removed al Qaeda's safe haven inAfghanistan and al Qaeda is on the run in Iraq, including in its former stronghold of Anbar Province. The United States alsoacted to prevent al Qaeda safe havens from emerging in the Horn of Africa and Southeast Asia.There have been no attacks on American soil since 9/11, and the United States and our allies have disrupted keyterrorist plots around the world. The President has built a 90-nation coalition to fight terrorism. The United States haspartnered with nations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America on intelligence sharing and law enforcementcoordination to break up terrorist networks and bring terrorists to justice. Some of our counterterrorism victories include thefollowing: September 2007: German authorities disrupted a terrorist cell that was planning attacks on military installations andfacilities used by Americans in Germany. The Germans arrested three suspected members of the Islamic JihadUnion, a group that has links to al Qaeda and supports al Qaeda's global jihadist agenda. September 2007: Danish authorities disrupted a cell, which included an al Qaeda-trained individual, planning terroristattacks using explosives. June 2007: Four individuals were charged with plotting to blow up major fuel tanks at JFK Airport. Three of theindividuals have been arrested, and the United States is pursuing extradition of the fourth. May 2007: The FBI arrested six al Qaeda-inspired individuals plotting to kill soldiers at Fort Dix Army Base in NewJersey. The plotters purchased weapons for the attack, which they had been planning since January 2006. August 2006: British authorities disrupted a plot to blow up passenger airplanes flying from the UK to the UnitedStates.White House Office of Communications3
The United States supported the creation of a democratic Afghan government and fostered broad internationalsupport for Afghanistan through NATO and the U.N. Afghanistan has ratified a new democratic Constitution withstrong protections for women's rights and civil liberties; held the country's first Presidential election; and held the first freeand fair legislative elections since 1969. Today, six million Afghans are attending school, and 85 percent of Afghans haveaccess to basic health care. The United States has committed over 10 billion in 2008 and 2009 for political andeconomic development. The Afghan government is preparing for the next round of elections in 2009 with U.S. andinternational assistance. Iraq is now a young democracy and an ally in fighting terrorists. The President's decision to send an additional30,000 soldiers and Marines into Iraq as part of the "surge" has resulted in improved security conditions that have openedup space for political and economic advances. Iraq has seen meaningful progress, but this progress is fragile and therewill be challenging times ahead. This success has fostered the appropriate conditions for Iraqi authorities to take the leadin all security operations for Anbar province. President Bush persuaded Libya to dismantle its Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) programs and renounceterrorism, leading to a normalization of our relationship with Libya. Just last week, Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice made a historic visit to Libya, making her the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the country since 1957. The President worked with the international community to isolate the regime in Tehran, and won support for threeU.N. Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on Iran because of its failure to suspend its uraniumenrichment and other proliferation sensitive activities.President Bush has teamed with international partners to prevent the proliferation of WMDs. We have expandedinternational efforts to deny terrorists access to advanced conventional weaponry and to WMDs, their delivery systems, andrelated materials.President Bush Has Transformed The Institutions And Tools To Fight Terror And Protect AmericaThe President worked with Congress to implement reforms and create the institutions needed to wage the War onTerror. The President also integrated and unified intelligence gathering; disrupted terrorist financing; and created new legaland law enforcement frameworks to combat terrorism and deny safe haven to terrorist groups. The President: Transformed the United States military to meet the challenges of the 21st century. President Bush provided ourmilitary with the tools, equipment, and resources to combat terrorism and other new challenges. We started movingAmerican forces from Cold War garrisons in Europe and Asia so they can deploy more quickly to any region of the worldto confront emerging threats. Strengthened our ability to protect the American people by directing the most extensive security reorganizationof the Federal Government since 1947. President Bush and his Administration have enhanced our homeland securityand counterterrorism infrastructure through the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of theDirector of National Intelligence (ODNI), the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the Terrorist Screening Center(TSC), the Homeland Security Council (HSC), and U.S. Northern Command, a Department of Defense combatantcommand focused on homeland defense and civil support. DHS consolidated 22 Federal entities and 180,000 employees under one roof to foster a comprehensive,coordinated approach to protecting the U.S. homeland. DHS and FBI, in partnership with Federal, State, andlocal authorities, created a national network of 66 fusion centers in 48 states to facilitate information sharingon terrorist threats and operational planning. The NCTC leads our Nation's effort to combat terrorism at home and abroad by analyzing the threat, sharingthat information with our partners, and integrating all instruments of national power to ensure unity of effort.White House Office of Communications4
The ODNI coordinates and integrates and leads the work of the Intelligence Community as a unifiedenterprise, led by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), to ensure information is shared amongintelligence and law enforcement professionals.The TSC maintains the Government's consolidated list of suspected terrorists and individuals with terroristlinks and helps get this information into the hands of State and local law enforcement.HSC ensures coordination of all homeland security-related activities among executive departments andagencies and promotes the effective development and implementation of homeland security policies. Modernized the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to provide the tools needed to win the War on Terror andprotect America from another attack. This vital legislation allows our law enforcement and intelligence professionals aswell as future administrations with the ability to quickly and effectively monitor the plans of terrorists outside the UnitedStates, while respecting the privacy and liberties of the American people. Strengthened our defenses to protect the American people by implementing the recommendations of the 9/11Commission. Together with Congress, the President restructured and reformed the Federal government to focusresources on counterterrorism and took the necessary steps to improve the Nation's homeland security.The President Has Implemented Programs To Secure Our Homeland And Fight The War On TerrorThe President and his Administration have increased border and transportation security. President Bush isimplementing an effective system of layered defense by strengthening the screening of people and goods overseas and bytracking and disrupting the international travel of terrorists. The President: Created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). TSA instituted a process to screen every commercial airpassenger in the country, launched credentialing initiatives to strengthen our ability to identify passengers, and expandedthe Federal Air Marshal program. We have hardened cockpit doors, armed pilots to defend the flight deck, andstrengthened air cargo security. Enhanced U.S. port security and increased scanning for radiological and nuclear threats. The Presidentcoordinated Federal, State, local, and industry port partners through the establishment of formalized Area MaritimeSecurity Committees and Plans that clarify roles and responsibilities. Today, more than 98 percent of all containersentering the supply chain via U.S. seaports are scanned for potential radiological and nuclear threats – prior to 9/11, zeropercent were scanned. Increased containerized cargo screening overseas. We have worked with our international partners to employ theContainer Security Initiative in 58 foreign seaports, screening 86 percent of all U.S.-destined containerized cargo beingscreened overseas before it enters the U.S. supply chain. Increased border security and interior enforcement funding more than 110 percent and equipped the BorderPatrol with better technology and new infrastructure. We have also added more than 8,000 border patrol agents.The Administration has constructed hundreds of miles of fencing and vehicle barriers along America's southern borderand is moving toward the goal of 670 miles by the end of the year.White H
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